Find a flair you like, click it, and send the message it brings you to exactly as-is. Within a minute, /u/WWWMod will have assigned you your shiny new flair.

All posts must be flaired. Your post will get automatically removed if it is not flaired. For a guide on flairing and how to filter out flairs you don't like, click here.

If you do not properly flair your post, or reply incorrectly to a post because you didn't know the difference between 'casual' and 'writing prompt', you agree to forfeit to us your soul in perpetuity or another soul of equal or greater value.

Unsure of a good way to make your fight more interesting than just "X Character vs. Y Character"? Check out our Official Submission Template for a few suggestions on how you can structure your battle with additional conditions and formatting to make it more interesting.

Be nice. Do not be insulting or derogatory towards others under any circumstances, and don't resort to ad hominem attacks. Failure to treat your fellow users with respect can lead to a warning or ban.

Don't downvote. We encourage the upvoting of all relevant content, and have a wide definition of what's acceptable. Downvoting will never be allowed on this sub.

You're allowed to repost, but look to your left first. If you see a large number of posts about a character, try someone else. If you're going to repost try to broaden or change the discussion to keep it fresh. Use your best judgment.

Meta posts, multi-part tournaments and other non-conventional posts require mod approval. Send us a message we'd love to help you with your thread.

Posts must be some form of battle, competition, or challenge or they are considered off-topic/META and should go in our weekly off-topic discussion posts or the Meta Monday thread.

The following post types and comments have been deemed low-quality by the community and may be removed. For more information click here.

Post Rules

Overly broad, vague or opinion-reliant posts. Battles must include at least one specific combatant and include the series in which they have originated from in the title (For example; Thor vs. Wonder Woman must be titled like "Thor (616) vs. Wonder Woman (Post-Crisis)").

Posts with no details or specifications whatsoever.

Copy-pasta, Circlejerk or Meme derivative posts. Any posts that do not promote evidence-based debate.

Distasteful posts for the sake of being "edgy"

Posts with a clear political or social agenda.

Subreddit vs Subreddit posts or other posts looking to get a rise out of other online communities (Tumblr, 4chan, etc, etc).

"Your Favorite/Least Favorite" character threads are not allowed due to lack of discussion these types of threads generate.

Users may not make more than 5 Posts per day.

Threads may not involve the reader overcoming a challenge. For example, "You are given the powers of the protagonist of the last film you saw. Can you defeat Batman?" is not allowed.

Threads asking how X character would do with a Y-Colored Lantern Ring are not allowed.

Comment Rules

Comments that are a few words and contribute no actual discussion ('lol' or '___ stomps'). Comments that are memes for the sake of memes will be removed as well.

Comments consisting of a single image or gif to provoke drama or as a non-responsive reply to the thread

As with posts, the comments are not a place to promote a political or social agenda.

Guidelines:

Include detail when posting. Try outlining arenas, special conditions, multiple rounds and specifying the universe/version of characters if you're looking for a good discussion. Again, please see the suggested template above for more details.

Admit when you don't know. No one expects you to be a genius when it comes to every aspect of every character. Always admit it up front if you're unfamiliar with a character.

The penalty for breaking the rules of this sub, contributing to spam, trolling, or purposefully making things more difficult for the mods may include being banned. We issue warnings if we believe the user means well but we are not obligated to do so. You can be banned for a first offense. Report rule breaking and leave rule enforcement to the mods

Remember, the mods are humans, and we realize you're human, too. Be nice and we'll respond in kind. Apologies go a long way if you mess up.

To submit a battle, click the Goku vs Superman (or Doom vs Vader) button above. If you ask us how to do it, we'll know you didn't read this.

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Welcome to WhoWouldWin!

This is an official word from the WWW ModStaff. We're glad you're interested in our sub and we love your addition to our numbers. Take a minute and read this and we'll get you started on that battle you've been dying to post!

Treat everything you see here as our official stance on these topics. If someone argues otherwise, feel free to link them here.

I hear you're new around here...

We've all been there, brother. This place is no cakewalk. Lots of people debating with really ridiculously specific scans and feats of characters you thought were weak little nothings. It's a bit intimidating but we got your back!

Despite our frankly impressive knowledge base and high standard of debate here at WhoWouldWin, we have trained our users to be courteous. If anyone asks you 'are you new here?' let us know so we can deal with it. You shouldn't be at fault for not knowing that our user base decided "Flash beats Super Sonic a billion times over in half a second" and they should know better than to single you out for it.

We hope this encourages you to jump right in and start commenting and posting (just as soon as you read the rules of course!)

Commenting

This is a debate sub. Generally speaking, comments on here are looking to add to the conversation or to our collective knowledge base. That's why feats and scans are king here. You'll notice people saying as much pretty often.

That's not to say you can't joke around. We can all appreciate a good joke or meme (hell, we've even spawned a few of our own), but try to make an effort to add something to the debate as well. Even if you don't have scans or feats, opinions are still valid and chances are someone more knowledgeable can jump in and back up your position.

Downvoting

You've probably noticed that our sub lacks a Downvote button.

We know we're the minority on this but, as a subreddit, we never want downvoting to be a thing. It's not good for debate and it just makes good comments drop to the bottom of the post for having an unpopular opinion.

If a post is legitimately toxic or pointless, you can report it to the mods. When they get reported, we're quite good at removing them and reprimanding the users involved.

On Debate

If you're getting upset, it's best to leave and come back when you calm down. Chances are, while you're stewing you'll come up with a way better response than 'no, fuck you!' and then we don't have to ban you.

When you don't know something, own up to it. It's a million times more respectable to say 'oh, I didn't know' or 'eh, guess I'm wrong' then to argue for an hour and a half on a false premise to try to save face.

Heirarchy of Feats

Feats > Word of God > Word of Characters > Extrapolation > Other

Disclaimer: Every single feat is not necessarily better than every single example of Word of God, which is not necessarily better than every single example of Word of Characters. As always, use your better judgement. Not all feats are created equally, and this is meant to be a general guideline rather than a one-size-fits-all rule. There will always be situations where it's not 100% applicable.

Feats are hard evidence (like comic book scans, direct quotes from the narration of a story or a linked video) showing exactly the thing that you are claiming the character can do.

Word of God is an author or producer of the canon saying in a direct response or announcement that a character is able to do something they have not shown directly in their canon.

Word of Characters is when a character in a story says that they or another character are able to do what you are claiming. Be careful, a lot of times this can be from a disreputable source or hyperbole for the sake of drama and storytelling.

Extrapolation is taking an existing feat and using your own logic to apply it to a situation with different circumstances. Considering this sub is based on characters fighting that will never meet, the vast majority of Feats/Word of God/Word of Character will end up being extrapolated at some point but know where this sits on the hierarchy.

Other stuff. User opinions and other unprovable stuff. These are not entirely useless, as even some logic and thought is worth something and could spawn a larger debate (which is good!) or can be backed up by someone else. Just understand that anything else supersedes it.

While we're at it, let's just have a word on Fan Calcs... Fan calculations are often wildly off-base and can be very toxic to debate by coming from a standpoint that seems highly logical on the surface. These are not without any merit but understand that writers often don't consider the implications of the feats they write so taking a number of their feats and judging their real world potential or fight potential with math can often lead to utterly ridiculous results.

Posting

The most asked question among new users is "How do I post?" and that is honestly done by design. We want you to read the sidebar, it's chock full of everything we're about. The Goku vs Superman button (or Moon Knight vs Batman in RES Nightmode) is what you're looking for, right under the team of the month option.

The practice of following basic reddiquette should be followed but as you've seen we have a few extra caveats to add to it. Refer to the sidebar for a list of our subs rules.

For a more successful post be mindful of the time you post, spelling and content. A simple X vs X post won't do as well as one with some content. Basic battle parameters, setting, and scenarios all add to the fun of a post. If the character isn't as well known a link to their wiki, or more preferred Respect Thread, will help you immensely.

Fights

Fights are generally the only acceptable posts and follow a basic format. Character vs character is the most obvious example but it could be team vs team, character vs team, strongest/weakest who could beat a character, character runs a ladder, character vs 2 characters, character vs character vs character... I could do this all day.

The kinds of posts we don't allow are "In all of fiction" posts. A prime example would be "Who is the fastest character ever?". There is no fight there, it's just a question which is against the rules of this subreddit. These posts are generally removed upon sight, you can sneak that kind of question by if you format it right. "Who could beat the Flash in a foot race? Who could beat them if so?" would be one such example but even then you're treading the line.

Please also avoid 'subreddit vs subreddit' or other online communities like 4chan, tumblr, etc. No one likes to be the butt of a joke and we'd rather not be the site or target of a raid or other form of attack. This extends to followings and specific people.

NSFW content should not appear on here unless specifically noted as such. Even then, we'd rather it goes over on our sister-sub /r/WhoWouldGoWild.

Finally, overly offensive or sensitive content is difficult to discern but we hold the right to remove posts involving this sort of thing on a case-by-case basis. Generally speaking, if it effects the real world don't be an idiot about it. We're here to have fun and escape, not be reminded of terrorist attacks, genocide, shootings or other violent and fatal events. If it has happened within your lifetime and you remember it, chances are someone on here was affected by it so don't be a callous dick.

META Posts

META posts (posts that are not fights and wish to address the sub on an issue) must be approved by the Mods. Contact us with a rough draft of your post and we'll help you get it ready for the sub.

Feel free to address the sub openly in our Off-Topic Discussion Post on Saturdays. Just be cordial.

Events

Events are usually "in character posts" about something going on at Who Would Win. These only happen once in a blue moon but they usually are part of a larger update or action on the sub by the Mods and are used to make it a little more festive.

A Famous example on this subreddit was The House of K, a parody of Marvel's The House of M story event. In the house of M the Scarlet Witch got rid of all the mutants in the Marvel Universe, in the House of K our beloved and glorious leader Krillin removed all the flair from the subreddit. The backlash ranged from fake anger, to real anger at people unaware of the ruse (it was really because he needed to take the flair down to work on it and format it for a flair bot if/when that ever comes to fruition).

These events are usually fun ways to interact with your fellow WhoWouldWin members. Look for them on the top bar (along with the weekly and monthly posts/discussions).

The ModStaff

Who we are and what we do...

Mods

Our Mods. These guys are the prime authorities of the sub. They're also quite handsome.

/u/nkonrad - Head Mod - nkonrad runs much of the sub's community on the day-to-day and is a regular face among the users in comments and posts. He also sincerely wished he heads headed the sadly underused Sister-Sub /r/WhoWouldWinSerials.

/u/mack0409 - Renaissance Mod. Mod of all Trades. Bionic Mod. - Mack is a flexible Mod able to take on whatever role he's needed for whether it's community-based or technical.

/u/KiwiArms - Graphics Mod - Makes the banner and the flair. Technically speaking, best mod, but he just kinda feels like worst mod, ya know?

/u/rph39 - Community Mod - Mostly just tells people they can't have flair. Also currently plotting a hostile takeover of the sub, after finishing eating /u/RageExFour to gain his power

/u/RageExTwo - Shadow Mod - The rabid, sole survivor of an unspeakable experiment that attempted to create a team of ultimate mod clones. Murdered /u/RageExOne and /u/RageExThree over a janitorial dispute and can now be seen lurking in the depths of the most vile threads of the subreddit, doing the work nobody else will. Don't get too close.

/u/ironohki - Lead Tech Mod - Like Uncle Iroh, this old man hangs out with all the youngsters fighting their wars, making sure things go well from behind the scenes. Having delegated most of the tech work to the codemonkeys, IronOhki proudly holds the title of “laziest mod,” but is always there to help plan tech decisions, pay for servers and occasionally contribute a bit of silent but ruthless modding, when necessary.

/u/selfproclaimed - Features Mod - Longtime user and contributor of the sub that reached level fifty and evolved into a full mod. Forever will be known as worst mod due to that one time he put a bunch of fanfic ponies on the sidebar. Creator of the Participation Trophy contests and head of organizing Featured Characters and Teams.

/u/Verlux - Tourney Mod - Friendly, but stern. One of the most active mods and users on the subreddit. Nothing but quality from this guy and a total bro. Highly encourages you to read Feng Shen Ji and drink whiskey. Would like to say that he no longer has an unhealthy attraction to goats.

/u/PhoenixZero14 - Spirit Mod - Is supposedly the reincarnation of another mod we got rid of a while back, but we're fairly skeptical about this. Can always be found bitching about non-Writing Prompt answers and low-effort posts.

CSS Codemonkeys

The guys who do a lot more work behind the scenes to make this sub look and function beautifully.

Hall of Fame

Dedicated to our retired mods. Thier contributions to the subreddit will never be forgotten and their names shall be immortalized here forever.

/u/FatKidNoFriends - Alpha Mod - Creator of this great subreddit. A user as mythic as the characters we discuss here. They say that, if you're lucky, you can find him under the light of a blue moon.

/u/Krillin - The God Emperor of Who Would Win - His grace, Krillin of House Kame, first of his name. King of the Mods and the Subscribers, Lord of the Subreddit, and protector of the realm. Krillin is present in the community but is also key element on the technical side of the sub. He's an expert in all things WWE, Nintendo and of course Dragonball Z. He's usually available late at night and if private messaged will respond as soon as he can.

/u/Roflmoo - Missing in Action Mod - His contributions are countless and we all await his triumphant return some day. Moo can be credited with raising the ~1000 member WhoWouldWin into the thriving network it is now. When he returns it will be heralded by great things.

/u/CountAardvark - Community & Technical Mod - Does a lot of removing, approving, and telling people off. Also posts update and meta posts from time to time, as well as dabbling in the technical aspects of the subreddit. Creator of the flairbot.

/u/ChocolateRage - Ruler Mod - One of our most prolific mods, Choco was instrumental in helping to mold the subreddit into the thing it was today. Most importantly, he pledged the greatness of the one and only Doctor DOOOOOOOOOM.

Our Goals and Policies

State of the Sub

Each quarter we will be posting a State of the Sub address to give everyone updates and insight on the Mods, what we're working on and our stances on trends or occurrences on the sub. This won't be the only time you hear from us but it's our big post to let you guys in on what we're doing.

Technical Stuff

Subs are never pristine, perfect entities forever. If a reddit-wide update screws up our layout or you just have a question or concern about maintenance, send a Private Message to /r/WhoWouldWin and we'll be happy to help you.

Flairs

For all things flairs, /u/KiwiArms is your guy but please hold your flair suggestions, concerns and ideas for now! We'll be addressing them soon! (sorry everyone!) It gets quite cumbersome/annoying when his inbox is flooded and it may or may not (mostly may) anger him.

If you have a technical issue or you're having some kind of trouble, let us know in a private message.

Layout

Our sub layout is available in both regular and RES nightmode, check them both out!

If you have an issue with the layout, chances are you're not the only one so speak up for everybody's sake! Send in a screenshot of your problem to us and we'll get you fixed up just as soon as we can! We can't do anything to stop reddit admins from fixing stuff that's not broken but at least we can fix what they break when they try!

Important Links

Please work your way over to the Rules of the Sub post here on the wiki before getting started. We don't have a ton of rules but we ask you to read through our stances on them at least once so we can all be on the same page.

Once you're done there, you can hop on over to the MegaMeta where we've compiled all the crash courses of the sub to make you an expert in no time! This is not mandatory but chances are you'll want to know some of them like the Terminology used on the sub. There's also canon-specific METAs which are fantastic if you're interested in a new universe!

Questions? Concerns? Suggestions?

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions for us about the wiki or the subreddit, feel free to message the moderators and we'll answer just as soon as we can.